Method of making small article packages



w. KRAUS 2,637,152

METHOD OF MAKING SMALL ARTICLE PACKAGES May 5, 1953 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1Filed Feb. 18. 1949 INVENTOR. WALLACE KRAUS May 5', 1953 w. KRAUS METHODOF MAKING SMALL ARTICLE PACKAGES 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Feb. 18, v 1949INVENTOR.

WALLACE KRAUS Patented May 5, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE METHOD OFMAKING SMALL ARTICLE PACKAGES 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a, small article pack age and to the method offillin and constructing such packages.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a packaging methodfor small articles wherein the small articles can be aligned in separaterecesses by the mere disposing of the articles on a large board havingthese recesses without the necessity of having to place such articlesone at a time in the recesses and thereby to eliminate the labor cost inthe filling of such packages.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method ofpackaging small articles wherein a plurality of such packages can befilled at one time and wherein these packages can be cut from a boardand the board serve as the display medium for such package until thepackages are removed therefrom and wherein the back sheet of the boardserves to support the packages within their openings, but whichsunlcient relief to permit the insertion of a finger to cause theejection of the packages from the front of the board by bringingpressure to bear from beneath the package to be relieved from the board.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a small packageadapted to house in separate spaces small articles which has a selfsealing cover that can be lifted to remove one of the small articlesfrom the recess and which, when returned to its closed position, willremain therein to prevent the loss of other articles from other recessesand wherein the cover, when released from the fingers, will be biased toa near closing position and such that even though the cover is notbrought to a home position for sealing engagement will prevent the lossof the articles from their recesses, th stiffness of the cardboard fromwhich the cover is made being such as to keep it in a near closed,position.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is aperspective view of the small package removed from the display board.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the package looking down upon the backof the same and with the cover lifted for the purpose of removing one ofthe small articles.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the display board with the smallpackages retained therein.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the first step in theconstruction of the board and of the packages, the top sheet bearing thedisplay data being pasted to the heavy cardboard.

Fig. 4rd. is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line la4a of Fig. 4.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the board with the paperthereon after it has been struck with openings for receiving the smallarticles.

Fig. 5a i a fragmentary front face view of the board.

Fig. 5b is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 5Z75b of Fig. 5and illustrating th cutting elements which are used to form the recessesin the board.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the steps ofapplying the transparent or acetate paper over the display face of theboard to close the recesses at the front thereof and to prepare theboard for receiving the small articles from the reverse side of theboard.

Fig. 6a is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 6a6a of Fig. 6.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the board inverted with the smallarticles, such as flints, being disposed thereon and illustrating themanner in which the hand shakes the board to cause the automatic fillingof the recesses therewithin.

Fig. 7a is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 'lal'a of Fig.7.

Fig. 8 is a perspective and fragmentary view illustrating the placing ofthe backing sheet containing the covers for the individual packages, thecovers being struck throughout the extent of the backing sheet.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary perspective view with the backing sheet fullyapplied and after the entire board has been struck to form the packages.

Fig. 9c is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line tic-9a of Fig. 9.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary and perspective view illustrating the placingof the final backing sheet for the board which supports the cut packageswithin the board and which ha reliefs adapted to be depressed to removethe packages from the front of the board.

Fig. 10a is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line lca-i 0c of Fig.10.

Fig. 10?) is a fragmentary view looking upon the front of the boardafter one of the packages has been removed and showing the openingthere- 1n.

Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view of the individual package taken online i l! I of Fig. 1.

Fig. 11a. is a vertical sectional view of a modified form of packagewherein the transparent sheet is dispensed with and wherein the displaysheet is placed on the main body of the board after the small recesseshav been cut through the board and the display sheet serves to hold thefiints in their recesses.

Referring now to the figures, and particularly to Fig. l, a cardboard I5is at first provided and which is of sufiicient size to make two displaycards of packages. This cardboard is of substantial thickness and ofsuiiicient size to accommodate the articles to be retained by it. Thecardboard may have guiding slots It in the edges thereof to properlylocate the cardboard within the stamping machine. Over the face of thiscardboard, there is pasted a display paper sheet ll bearing the desiredadvertisin data thereon and of double the size of the final displayboard.

With the paper sheet entire board '15, the as- 3 sembly is placed in acutting machine and sets of recesses l8 are struck therefrom withcutting elements l9.

After the board [5 with the data sheet l1 thereon has been cut toprovide the recesses IS, a thin transparent paper 2| is spread over thedata sheet to close the openings l8 which have been extended through thedata sheet, thereby to complete the front side of the board. The boardis now ready to be filled with the small articles, such as fiints 22,Figs. 7 and 7a. The board is inverted with the unfinished side up andretained in the manner as shown in Fig. '7, and with a large supply offiints 22 disposed thereon. By giving the board a shaking or rotarymotion, the fiints will be aligned with the recesses 13 and depositedtherein. With few exceptions, practically the entire number of recessescan be filled in this manner. Those that are not readily filled can beinserted With little effort and time. The surplus supply of the fiintscan be brushed off and placed upon the next board to be filled. With thesheet 2| being transparent, the fiints will appear from the front faceand will be retained in the recesses thereby.

With the fiints disposed in the recesses l8, a backing sheet 23 is gluedto the board 15 on the rear face thereof whereby to hold the fiints inplace. This board will have been previously struck to provide a tab orcover formation 2 over the respective sets of recesses. The gluing iseffected at locations surrounding this tab, but not beneath the tab 24,Figs. 8 and 9.

After the backing sheet 23 is in place, the packages are out in a singlecutting operation and throughout the full extent of the board, Figs. 9and 9a. These packages are removable from the board and bear the shapeshown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In order to keep the packages in place in the board until sold, there isprovided a final backing sheet 26 secured to the backing sheet 23 in therear of the packages 25. This sheet 26 has struck portions 21 which canbe depressed from the rear of the board to push outwardly the packageafter it has been sold. The opening in the board will appear as shown inFig. 10b at 28. The inscription sold will then appear in the open ing26.

The board, when finally complete, will appear as shown in Fig. 3. Theboard is of double size to make two boards such as shown in Fig. 3 atthe same time.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the package is completely separated from theboard l5 and can be carried in the vest pocket and the recesses can beobserved at all times to ascertain the number of fiints which may beleft to the user. These fiints are used in cigarette lighters and asupply of the same is necessary from time to time. Access is had to thefiints through the tab 24' which may be elevated as shown in Fig. 2 andwhich is biased to a closed position. This tab 24 has prongs 3| and 32adapted to seat over projections 33 and 34 respectively and will staycaught upon the same when the tab is brought to the final closedposition. Even though the connection of the prongs has not been madewith the projections, the tab 24 will stay sufficiently closed toprevent the escape of the flints. However, it is better that the tab befinally closed if the package 25 is to be carried in the pocket.

In Fig. 11a, there is shown an alternative construction wherein thetransparent sheet 2| is dispensed with. The board I5 is cut with theadvertising sheet I! removed. A slightly different 4 sheet ll can beused. This sheet may portray fiints at the respective locations, but thefiints will not be actually seen. This form of the invention will havethe same backing sheet 23 with the tab 24 which can be lifted to removethe fiints.

It should now be apparent that there has been provided a simplepackaging method wherein a multiple of packages can be filled at thesame time, thereby to reduce the labor and cost of packaging. It shouldbe further apparent that there has been provided a small package forfiints which has a cover which can be easily lifted to provide access tothe fiints and which will automatically be sealed as it is returned toits closed position. The frictional engagement of the cover prongs withthe sides of the projections of the backing sheet will hold the tab inits closed position to permit the package to be carried in the pocket.

It will also be apparent that the package will display the actual fiintsso that without the lifting of the tab one can readily determine thenumber of fiints remaining in the package.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claim.

W'hat is claimed is:

The method of providing an article display board containing a pluralityof packages with small articles therein which consists of securing adata sheet with a plurality of spaced individual printed packagemarkings on a thick cardboard, cutting article openings entirely throughboth the cardboard and data sheet at spaced locations and within saidrespective markings of the data sheet, thereafter securing a transparentsheet over the data sheet to close the front side of the openings and topermit the printed markings to be readable therethrough. thereafterplacing small articles on the reverse side of the board and manipulatingthe board to cause the articles to enter the respective openings,securing a package backing sheet over the board and over the openings onthe rear side thereof with lift tabs thereon aligned with the openings,cutting entirely through said cardboard and said sheets and about theopenings and lift tabs to provide individual packages with the lift tabsthereupon, and finally securing a final backing sheet having struckportions over the individual packages and over the lift tabs thereofwith the struck portions of the backing sheet aligned with theindividual packages on the board, the struck portions of the finalbacking sheet providing weakened means in the final backing sheet topermit the outward projection of the individual packages from the frontof the board upon the same being inwardly depressed.

WALLACE KRAUS.

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